Asheville Art: The City and the Smokies

Asheville, North Carolina

“This painting of Asheville is more than just a landscape—it’s an homage to that spirit, a tribute to the beauty of this place and the power of its people to rebuild and rise stronger than ever.”

TOPHER STRAUS

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Asheville by Topher Straus: Asheville, North Carolina at dusk, with a winding road, tree canopy, distant mountains and a violet starry sky.
Asheville · Asheville, North Carolina

The city and the Smokies

Topher began Asheville early in 2024, looking for a way to hold the creativity and community of the city. When Hurricane Helene’s floods hit that fall, it became a tribute to the people rebuilding it. It debuted at Momentum Gallery in December 2025, with part of its proceeds pledged to local relief.

An hour to the west, Great Smoky Mountains National Park layers the ridges in shades of blue, with fog between them and stars above. Farther up the Blue Ridge, Shenandoah National Park carries the same mountains into Virginia.

Three views of the Blue Ridge

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Asheville by Topher Straus: Asheville, North Carolina at dusk, with a winding road, tree canopy, distant mountains and a violet starry sky.
Asheville · Asheville, North Carolina · Explore the work
Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Topher Straus: layered blue ridges, fog and stars on the Tennessee–North Carolina border.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · North Carolina and Tennessee · Explore the work
Shenandoah National Park by Topher Straus: layered green forests and blue ridgelines of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia.
Shenandoah National Park · Virginia · Explore the work

Questions collectors ask

Which work feels closest to Asheville?

Asheville for the city at dusk; Great Smoky Mountains National Park for the ridges to the west; Shenandoah National Park for the Blue Ridge farther north.

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